YEF Scholarship Application Now Available Online

Date: November 17, 2015

One
of America’s most publicized scholarship programs is now taking applicants for
its 2016 awards, and you can help nurture the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Since
2003, the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation has awarded more than 2,700
scholarships totaling $2.7 million. In 2015, the NFIB
Young Entrepreneur Foundation awarded
100 Young Entrepreneur Award Scholarships to students across the
country out of more than 600 applicants.  
As an added bonus this
year, VISA Inc. has agreed to double this year’s Awards. Ninety five of the
scholarship winners will receive a $2,000 award. Five students will be chosen
as Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award finalists. The Young Entrepreneur of
the Year will receive $25,000. The Dan Danner Leadership Award winner will
receive $15,000 and the remaining three finalists will each receive $10,000
each.

The scholarships are used to help with tuition
costs for the winners’ post-secondary education. NFIB’s Young Entrepreneur
Foundation awarded $145,000 to
deserving young entrepreneurs in 2015, thanks to the financial support
from numerous small-business leaders, corporate and foundation supporters.

Students who received the Young Entrepreneur
Award are seniors in high school who own and/or operate their own small
business

Here’s
how you can help.

Tell a young entrepreneur to apply for the 2016 NFIB Young
Entrepreneur Awards. The online application period opened October 1 and
applications are due by December 18. www.nfib.com/yea

– Become a Nominator. The
scholarship process wouldn’t be possible without dedicated NFIB members who
interview the applications to help determine which students are most worthy of
the coveted Young Entrepreneur Award. Each interview takes as little as 20
minutes, via phone or in person. www.nfib.com/nominator

 – Donate of $50, $100, or more to help a California student continue
his or her education, while still building their business.

 – Consider establishing a scholarship in your name or your company’s
name. That donation starts at $1,000 and will be matched by VISA Inc., to make
your contribution worth $2000 for a young entrepreneur in the state of your
choosing. www.nfib.com/contribute-to-yef

What
a great way to show your support for tomorrow’s business leaders today
by contributing to the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards. In order to complete the
funding for the scholarship program, payment is needed no later than March
31, 2016.
 

The
good news is that it’s tax deductible!

Thank
you to those of you who supported the YEF in the past, both as a contributor
and as a nominator. You may donate online at www.nfib.com/contribute-to-yef. To ensure that
a [State name] graduating senior is awarded a scholarship, simply select the
drop down option under the “name of scholarship” titled California
Leadership Council YEA.

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